This first volume of the Kültepe International Meetings gathers interdisciplinary studies dedicated to Kültepe, ancient Kaneš (central Anatolia), and its environment, mainly during the Bronze Age.

This book is the first of a new series dedicated to the site of Kültepe, ancient Kaneš, in central Anatolia. It is the report of a conference which took place at Kültepe on September 2013. Contributions written by the best specialists of the field focus on Kültepe and its environment, mainly during the Bronze Age, and on its Assyrian settlement located in the lower town. The volume brings about a reflection on archaeological and textual materials, and provides an interdisciplinary summary of the state of research. It is divided into six sections dedicated to the following topics: archaeology, chronology and population of Kültepe; archives unearthed in the houses belonging to Assyrians; Old Assyrian writing and literacy; Anatolian settlements and daily life; metals and minerals; Kültepe after the Middle Bronze Age.

Fikri Kulakoğlu, Professor of archaeology at Ankara University, is the director of Kültepe excavations since 2006.

Cécile Michel, Director of Research at the National Center for Scientific Research (France), belongs, since the 90s, to the international team in charge of the publication of Kültepe tablets.

Table of Contents

[00] IntroductionFikri Kulakoğlu and Cécile Michel

Part 1: Kültepe Archaeology, Chronology and Population

[01] Tahsin Özgüç: The Nestor of Anatolian Archaeology†Kutlu Emre[02] Current Research at KültepeFikri Kulakoğlu[03] The Relative Chronology of the Old Assyrian Period and its ConsequencesMogens Larsen[04] Paternal Estates in Old Assyrian SocietyThomas Hertel

Part 2: Kültepe Archives Belonging to Assyrians

[05] The Archive of Ali-ahum (I). The documents excavated in N-O-P/20 in 1950 Jan Gerrit Dercksen [06] The Archive of Šu-Ištar son of Aššur-bāni (Kt 92/k 264-1008)Hakan Erol[07] The Archive of Elamma son of Iddin-Suen and his FamilyKlaas R. Veenhof[08] Women in the Family of Alāhum son of Iddin-Suen (1993 Kültepe archives)Cécile Michel[09] A letter of Ennam-Aššur son of Šalim-ahum Discovered in 2001 at KültepeMurat Çayır[10] The Remaining Unpublished Kültepe Tablets from the Hrozný Excavations in 1925 Housed in IstanbulVeysel Donbaz

Part 3: Writing

[11] Old Assyrian Writing – Origins and Changes and the Secret of KEL AGuido Kryszat[12] Old Assyrian Literacy: Formulating a Method for Graphic Analysis and Some Initial ResultsEdward Stratford

Part 4: Anatolian Settlements and Daily Life

[13] Simulating Pas Human Landscapes: Models of Settlement Hierarchy in Central Anatolia during the Old Assyrian Colony PeriodAlessio Palmisano and Mark Altaweel[14] Village Life in Ancient Anatolia: the case of TalwahšušaraXiaowen Shi[15] Idols. Representations of Religious Practice at Kültepe in the Light of New Research Güzel Öztürk

Part 5: Metals and Minerals

[16] Ancient Stone Materials Used For Ore Enrichment In AnatoliaErgun Kaptan[17] Cassiterite (Tin) Mineralization Related with Erciyes Volcanic Activities and the Mode of Formation of the Magnetite-Cassiterite-Yazganite-Tridymite Paragenesis and its Implication for Bronze AlloysEvren Yazgan[18] Continuity of Tin Bronze Consumption during the Late Thrid Millennium BC at KültepeJoseph W. Lehner, Evren Yazgan, Ernst Pernicka and Fikri Kulakoğlu[19] The Archaeometallurgical Study on Metal Artifacts of Kültepe in the Assyrian Trade Colony PeriodLevent Ercanlı

Part 6: Kültepe after the Middle Bronze Age

[20] Kültepe after KanešGojko Barjamovic[21] Recent Practices for the Conservation of Adobe Ruins of KültepeMehmet and Drahşan Uğuryol